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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $37,210 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,518 a month.

10th percentile
$34,010
25th percentile
$35,660
Median percentile
$37,210
75th percentile
$38,780
90th percentile
$49,500

Based on 1,380 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$30,218 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,210
Federal income tax−$2,285
Social Security + Medicare−$2,847
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$1,861
Monthly take-home$2,518
Every two weeks$1,162

Does it go far here?

$34,820Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
74%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,875 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bridgeport, CT

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$367,050
Financial Managers$211,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$199,040
Human Resources Managers$191,190
Lawyers$180,610
Dentists, General$180,440
Managers, All Other$174,520

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